Discipleship Groups are coming

Plans are in full swing to launch our Discipleship groups in semester format this fall. By way of reminder, these will be the "semesters":

SPRING: February-April
MAY TERM: May
SUMMER: June-July
FALL: September-November

The down times that appear are for busy/ holiday periods when groups typically have a hard time meeting as well as some rest and recharge time for our leaders. The following groups are forming for our Summer period.
Leader's Discipleship: This group will meet Tuesdays in June at the church from 6:30-7:30. It will be led by Mike Kendall and is designed for those already in leadership/ teaching roles as well as those who may be joining that group sometime in the next few semesters. Especially those who are involved in several areas should be involved here. But all potential group leaders should be involved. Remember: "if your input does not equal your output, your upkeep will be your downfall".
Mississippi Task Force: Pastor Bud will be leading this group. They are currently forming and have not set day/ times for their meetings yet. This group will be made up of those making the trip to Hope City in August as a work team to minister to those still affected by Katrina. If you are interested , see Pastor Bud.

You will also soon see information about registering groups and sign ups for Fall semester groups. It is now that you should be considering these groups so plans can be made. The number and type of groups will only be limited by our involvement and imagination. I am excited to see people take those next steps of faith and growth. God is continuing to do some awesome things in our congregation.

The purpose of Discipleship Groups is to promote spiritual maturity through a nurturing environment!

Way to go Graduates

Just wanted to take the time to congratulate all of the class of 2007. This includes the college and high school graduates from CRMC. We are proud of all you have accomplished and excited to see what God has in store for each of you. WAY TO GO!!!

Shark Baptism

on the lighter side... be thankful our church is in Indiana.

The Worship Industry

are we "clients" or worshipers?
Lord, help us seek You because of You, not to gain a high or an experience.

Yahweh - U2

Fear and Love. A look at fear and love in the context of scripture.

Popular sayings that are not in the Bible

You can go HERE and look at a list of sayings that are not actually included in Scripture even though they are often attributed to it. It also includes some explanation and texts that support the thoughts behind some of them.

The one that got me was spare the rod, spoil the child.

Jesus Was Not a Christian

food for thought...

Now you have me thinking...

about ways to personally encounter the Holy Spirit. Pastor Bud spoke to us on Sunday about preparing for Pentecost Sunday. Today, another pastor posted THIS on his blog. What are we willing to move or give up to hear from God??

When is the last time that we waited on the Lord?

Sunday Summary -- May 20th, 2007

• Worship songs included this week: "Blessed Be the Lord, God Almighty", "All Creatures of our God and King", "My Tribute", "Bless HIs Holy Name", "To God Be the Glory", You are My All in All".
• Lisa Baker sang for offertory and did a great job.
• There was a time of testimomny where people shared ways that God has blessed them personally
• Pastor Bud shared from Acts 1 and how we should respond to who Jesus is and his instruction to wait on and recieve the Holy Spirit as we look to Pentecost Sunday. We closed by sharing a reading of this scripture from Titus 2 as our benediction:

11For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. 12It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good

As we wait for that "blessed hope", how are we living our lives?

Sunday Summary -- April 13th, 2007

A packed service Sunday. I love when we are able to worship and be challenged through multiple senses.

• the service began with a countdown video honoring motherhood (way to go moms!!)
• Nicki and Cameron Troyer, along with Jesse Oakley did an interpretive dance/ signing performance to Rich Mullins "Sometimes by Step"
• Scott Troyer shared a testimony which included the story of Perdify. You can read it HERE on his blog. --- keep smiling and nodding!
• Jon Ellis sang during the offertory
• Pastor Bud continued to challenge us along the road of dicipleship by asking us to take a look at what a real disciple looks like.

Mothers Day memories

Just wondering if anyone out there has any cool Mother's Day memories they want to share. Sorry about the multiple graphics. It keeps loading them and I can't get them off, grrrrr

What Kind of Church Are We?

I've had these two phrases bouncing around in my head for a few days. The concepts are clear and simple. The question is do we understand what the answer we give about ourselves means? Are we focused outward on the world or inward at our own needs? Which describes CRMC the best?

SERVICE or SERVE US